Yende Anderson is a senior program officer for the Global team, overseeing the foundation’s work with the Catholic Church on safeguarding and capacity.

Previously with the Minnesota Department of Health, Yende has a background in state and national policy, stakeholder engagement, program design and implementation, aimed at integrating immigrant international medical graduates into Minnesota’s healthcare delivery system and other strategies to increase access to primary care. She has also designed health programming for women in West Africa and her home country of Liberia.